Ducktape Saves Lives demolishes the normal review protocol in favor of cheap jokes, extended digressions, and an occasional interesting thought or two. Inspired by long back and forth emails between myself, fellow Twangviller Todd Mathis, and my twin brother Kyle Petersen, Ductape Saves Lives is intend for ‘big’(ger) records where we (and hopefully most Americana fans) […]
Terri Hendrix – Love You Strong
Teen angst has been a cornerstone of rock ‘n’ roll since Chuck Berry in the 50’s.  Occasionally someone would give a thought to what came next in life–I’m An Adult Now is one of my faves–but generally music’s aesthetic is “I hope I die before I get old…”  Somewhere along the way something funny happened, though, […]
Monday Morning Video – Put Me In, Coach (Happy Opening Day)
The 2016 baseball season has finally arrived! It remains to be seen how my Boston Red Sox will do this year but, hey, as John Fogerty says in this video, “As long as there’s life, there’s hope.” We’re gonna let Fogerty, joined by Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, kick off the […]
Best of Winter 2016 Readers’ Pick: Carolina Ghost by Caleb Caudle
CALEB CAUDLE, Carolina Ghost beats out THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS, You’re Dreaming as your favorite for the winter of 2016. PARKER MILLSAP, The Very Last Day beats out JOE BONAMASSA, Blues Of Desperation as your favorite for the week of March 25, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new […]
SXSW 2016 – The Sounds, Part 3
And yet more favorites from SXSW 2016… Matthew Logan Vasquez It may have been just past noon, but the Delta Spirit front-man came to rock. Vasquez prowled around the stage while he and What Made Milwaukee Famous guitarist Michael Kingcaid traded some snarling guitar solos. His set leaned heavily on songs from Solicitor Returns, his […]
The Waco Brothers Explain What the Rock Gods Demand and Why Their Tour Meals are Wild Culinary Orgies of Over Indulgence
Jon Langford and Dean Schlabowske of the Waco Brothers explain why they consider rehearsing to be a form of cheating or cowardice, hearing the first song they wrote used on “Sex in the City” and share some of their sound business decisions.
Monday Morning Video – Townes Van Zandt “If I Needed You”
It’s been awhile since we’ve posted some Townes Van Zandt. Seems about time to do it again, right?
Readers’ Pick: You Can’t Go Back If There Is Nothing To Go Back To by Richmond Fontaine
RICHMOND FONTAINE, You Can’t Go Back If There Is Nothing To Go Back To beats out SOUTHERN FAMILY, Southern Family as your favorite for the week of March 18, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in […]
Corin Raymond – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams
“Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly — they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.† So said Aldous Huxley in A Brave New World, one of the most vividly descriptive books I’ve read. Words can also elevate a good song into a great one; a song that embeds itself into […]
Photos that ROCK! Jason Isbell at House of Blues Boston
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit House of Blues Boston February 27, 2016 As a photographer, I know that some shoots go well and some don’t. That still doesn’t ease the disappointment of loading all of the photos on the computer and seeing that they just didn’t come out as you hoped. That was the […]